A concertation committee took place this Sunday following a convocation by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès. The health situation and its evolution were analyzed there for each part of the country following a rebound of the Covid-19 in Belgium.
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The Concertation Committee which aimed to assess the causes of the evolution of the epidemiological situation in each part of the country will not have led to a reinforcement of the measures against the epidemic of the coronavirus. However, controls will be strengthened.
Our colleagues from RTL interviewed the Minister of Public Health at the exit of the Committee, which ended at 1 p.m. Maggie De Block notably indicated that there was urgency to meet this Sunday returned to the reasons for this meeting: ” You had to know which figures have been going up for 7, 8 or 9 days. Where is it, are there outbreaks, are they detected? Is contact tracing done? Is it done fast enough? Does it need to be improved? Because in fact there are problems in three provinces. These are outbreaks that have been detected, and we are taking measures ».
The cause of the increase in contamination
The minister explained that the cause of the Covid-19 rebound in Belgium was not necessarily linked to trips abroad but rather to non-respect for social distancing: ” It seems that the main factor is social and family contact. Let’s no longer respect the rules that are still there. It is to respect distances, to respect hygienic measures. It’s a bit of a feeling I think, during the holidays we meet together and we don’t respect the rules which are really essential »
Should I cancel my vacation?
As for the vacation issue, Maggie De Block is less categorical than some of her colleagues: “ Obviously you have to think before going on vacation about the risk that this represents. Because there are still people who went on vacation and came back infected. Is it because there, they also forgot the rules, that, we don’t know ».
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Anyway, I think you should know that the situation is not entirely safe. The virus is everywhere around the world, and in any country you go to, or if you stay here, you always have to follow the health rules ”, she added.
With regard to potential local reconfiguration, the Minister assured that this was not yet necessary: ” It could be done when it is necessary, but now these are small foci that are clearly detectable and where we have taken the necessary measures ».
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